The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-06-09
RELIEF CORPS NEWS.
GleaningS from National Headquar-
terS--NOteS from The Departments.
HEADQUARTERS WoMAN's RELIEF CORPS
SAN Francisco, CAL.
ELIZABETH D'A. KLINE, National President
NELLIE g. BACTlUs. National Secretary.

SAN Francisco. CAL.
ELIZABETH D'A. KLINE, National President.
NELLIE G.. BACRUs. National Secretary.
4I9 GALA ST., SAN FRASCIsco, CAL,
June Z, 1857.
DEAR TRIBUNE: All of the reports for the
first quarter have been received and show the
new Presidents to be continuing the work very
successfully, there being a marked and steady
increase in membership. There are now %
regularly organized Departments with Corps
in 33 States and Territories.
Mrs. Fuller, our dear Past President, has suf-
fered severely all Winter with serious throat
trouble, but as the warmer dayso of Spring come,
is again able 10 leave the house aud meet with
the members of her Corps. But her interest
has never tagged, and National Headquarters
has profited by many long letters OF welcome,
counsel and advice.
Mrs. Lydia A. Scott, of New Hampshire,
member of the Pension Committee, is one OF
our most energetic and enthusiastic workers,
and only few days ago we received letter of
tribute TO her good deeds and kind heart from
a soldiers aged widow, asking for notice in
Headquarters letter. This is her prayer: May
God bless her for her untiring efforts to help
the soldiers and these widows in every way she
can. She is entitled to the respect of every
boy in blue from the Atlantic to the Golden
Gate. May her life be long to enjoy all the
herl"
Many such prayers have gone up from CRATE
full hearts in homes all over our land for our
noble women, and richly have they been de-
served.
Maj. Henderson,, the Drummer-boy of the
RappahanDock, who came out with the GA. X.
last Fall, is still on our coast and occasionally
drops in 10 pay a visit to Headquarters Tho
beat of his drum is becoming as familiar to us
as it has long been to his many admirers in the
East. No entertainment for the benefit of
F., G. and L. is quite complete without him,
and no one participates more gladly and de-
lightfully.
Mrs. Mary E Starkweather, National Junior
Vice-President and Department President OF
Minnesota, has been suffering from ill-health,
but hopes change will benefit her, and so has
left for the East and will be absent about a
month. She is greatly encouraged concerning
the work in her Department, having organized
seven Corps since April /.
One of the Corps in Vermont has undertaken
a very pleasant task OF decorative and practical
interest. They purpose furnishing flowers for
ornamenting the Commanders desk ut every
| meeting of the Post, which at the close OF the
meeting are to be given to some sick veteran,
or if there be no sick, where they will do most
good. A committee of two ladies are to be APP
| pointed at each Corps meeting to attend to it.
COmrade Storrie, of Philadelphia, an enthu-
siastic Grand Army man and known to almost
every comrade in the United States, never fails
TO attend any meeting of interest either of the
| GAR. or W.R.C. He has visited in Washing
ton Territory and Colorado, and brings good
news to us of work and workers in both dis
trcts. Being fine speaker and apt at recta-
tion, he is always ready TO aid his share, which
is more than mite, to an evenings enjoyment.
Under the auspices OF Kit Carson Post and
Corps at Napa City, Cal. he was to deliver the
Memorial address
1t is with great pleasure that we notice in
the Memorial order of almost every Department
President remembrance of Gen. Logan, who
instituted Memorial Day, day second to none
in sacredness and holiness, and who will for
the first time receive above his grave that SOL
emn, beautiful rite so dear to his heart.
The Posts and Corps of California have been
most active in their preparations, and those
in and about San Francisco will send great
hampers of cut-hOwers to Nevada, of the sage
brush districts and Arizona, of the alkali des-
erts, where nature has not been as lavish as
with us. Thus. no Post. however isolated,
will be unable to pay the sweet tribute to their
dead. EUREKA.